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COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have tumbled to an average of around 600 per day — the lowest level in 10 months — with the number of lives lost dropping to sin

For the first time since September, the country is seeing its lowest average of COVID-19 deaths per day.

The amount of U.S. virus deaths has dropped to its lowest average in 10 months with roughly 600 a day compared to mid-January when average deaths were at its highest point of more than 3,400 a day.

Confirmed infections, meanwhile, have fallen to the lowest mark since mid-September.

COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have tumbled to an average of around 600 per day — the lowest level in 10 months — with the number of lives lost dropping to single digits in well over half the states and hitting zero on some days.

Taming the virus: U.S. deaths hit lowest level in 10 months Kyla Harris, 10, writes a tribute to her grandmother Patsy Gilreath Moore, who died at age 79 of COVID-19, at a symbolic cemetery created to remember and honor lives lost to COVID-19 in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami. Image via AP. The last time deaths were this low was early July. COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have tumbled to an average of around 600 per day — the lowest level in 10 months — with the number of lives lost dro...

US deaths hit lowest level in 10 months The last time deaths were this low was early July Author: Associated Press COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have tumbled to an average of around 600 per day — the lowest level in 10 months — with the number of lives lost dropping to single digits in well over half the states and hitting zero on some days. Confirmed infections, meanwhile, have fallen to about 38,000 day on average, their lowest mark since mid-September. While that is still cause for concern...

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